William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Peter Hawkins, David Graham, Robert Jewell, Kevin Manser, Michael Summerton, Gerald Taylor, Peter Murphy, Alan Wheatley, John Lee, Virginia Wetherell, Philip Bond
The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Susan, Barbara, and Ian to the planet Skaro where they meet two indigenous races — the Daleks, malicious mutant creatures encased in armoured travel machines, and the Thals, beautiful humanoids with pacifist principles. They convince the Thals of the need to fight for their own survival.
The BBC were quite sensible with this extended outing for "Dr. Who" (William Hartnell) by not being too ambitious with the visual effects. That meant that across the seven episodes of this story we could focus on developing the characters of himself as well as "Susan" (Carole Ann Ford); "Barbara" (Jacqueline Hill) and "Ian" (William Russell). They've landed the TARDIS amidst what's left of a fores...